The “Schedule A,” B, and Cs of Protecting Against Online Counterfeiting

Ron DiCerbo is a Shareholder at McAndrews. He joined the firm in 1996 and has been active in all aspects of the firm’s intellectual property practice. His primary focus is on trademark and design rights, both in the U.S. and internationally. Based on over twenty years of experience, Ron works with clients to develop strategies for obtaining, maintaining, and enforcing robust trademark, design patent, and copyright portfolios. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in patent, trademark, and unfair competition litigation. He has extensive experience with all pretrial, trial, and post-trial activities in the state and federal courts. In addition, Ron has represented clients in proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in trademark proceedings before trademark offices in Europe, Australia, and South Africa.

Mike Sweeney is the Vice President of Brand Protection, Legal Affairs and Policy at Corsearch, where he specializes in intellectual property, anti-counterfeiting strategies, and e-commerce enforcement. Mike counsels brands on all aspects of brand and content protection in the digital space, with a particular focus on leveraging data-driven technology to combat counterfeiting. Mike has many years of experience representing major brands in cross-border litigation in both domestic and international Courts. More recently, Mike has been focused on designing and delivering global anti-counterfeiting programs for major international brands. Mike is an active thought leader in brand protection with significant experience in lobbying government around IP policy and legislative reform in favor of rights owners.